The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-05-14
AN ORDINANCE
TO Provide for the Construction and
Police of the Public Roads
OF the Parisi! of
VerTiiion.


OF the Parish of
Veraliiion.
WHEREAS, by Section 1864 Of the
Revised Statutes of 1870, the Police
Jnries of all the parishes of this
State are authorized to pass all such
ordinances as they may deem neces,
sarv, relative to roads, bridges and
bitches, and to impose such fines and
penalties, to enforce the same, as
they may think proper; to be recov-
cred and enforced by indictment or
information in the name Of the State
Or by ordinary process before any
court Of competent Jurisdiction, in
the name of the Police Jury Of the
parish; therefore:
SECTION |. BE it ordained by the
Police Jury Of the Parish of Yer
million, That all male persons be
tween the ages Of Is and SO years
living in the Parish of Vermilion,
ministers of the Gospel excepted,
shall be liable to work on the public
roads OF the parish, to which they
may be assigned by the Police Jury.
ROADS, HOW PErITIoNED FOR.
SEC. 2. Be it ordained, ETC., That
when it is Intended to apply to the
Police Jury to have new road
opened, or an existing road changed
| in whole or IN part, notice in writing.
of such intention, shall be fled with
tie clerk Of said jury, and posted
up at the courthouse, and at one Or
more of the most public places III
| each road district, through which
said road is intended to run, Or in
which such intended alteration is to
be made, at least thirty days previous
to the same being taken into consld-
Grafton by the Police jury, who may
dispense with these previous prere
quisites whenever they may deem II
necessary.
ROADS, HOW LAID OUT.
SEC. 3. BE it ordained, ETC., Tha>
all roads to be hereafter opened aDc
made, and all changes in whole OF
in part of any existing road, shal
be laid ont by jury of freeholdcrs
consisting of not less than six in
habitarts of the parish, to be ap
pointed for that purpose by the
l'oiice Jury. The person first-namct
in the order or resolution appointing
a Jury of freeholders shall be bount
to notify the other persons nance
in such order Or resolution, OF thel
appointment and the time and plac
Of meeting, to discharge the dutie
imposed on them; aud it shall be th
duty Of the said jury Of freeholder
to give notice of the time and piac
Of their meeting, to the proprietor
or tenants, through whose lands
road is proposed to be laid out o
changed, if such proprlctors resld
in the parish, and if not, then t
their agent therein. if any is known
TO trace and lay out the road, OF
,lered to lie laid out or changed, t
the greatest ease and advantage c
the inhabitants, and as little as ma
be to the prejudice OF enclosure
which road shall be at least forty fec
wide, aud such damages as any pc
son shall sustain. shall he a-sesse
and ascertained hT them, the jury {
/ freeholders, on oath, which oat
= shall run in these words:
Il, \. B., do solemnly swear ths
/ will lay out the road now dlrecte
! to be laid out by the Police Jury
the Parish of Vermiiion to the grea
est ease and advantage Of the il
habitants, and with as little prejudle
:. to enclosures, as may be, wliho,
n favor or affection, malice or hatre'
and to. the best Of my skill and abil
: ties, so help me God"
And it shall be the duty Of Il
said jury Of lreeholders to measn'
and mark the road, by then laid O.
or changed, in such manner as to |
Il visible, and whenever said road
y laid out on the lire dividing Il
II lands Of different proprictors, tit
shall first agree and designate al
mark or trace out the said line,
:. the Jury of freeholders, and no roc
= shall he laid out on the line diyidl.